Investigating Autocratic Collaboration: A Deep Dive with Anne Applebaum

Moscow, Russia, Moscow Oblast, Russia Russian Federation
Anne Applebaum investigates collaborative efforts of autocratic leaders in her latest book.
Renowned journalist and historian conducts deep dive into autocracy.
Investigating Autocratic Collaboration: A Deep Dive with Anne Applebaum

Title: Taking on the Global Brotherhood of Despots: A Deep Dive into Autocracy and Collaboration

Lead: Anne Applebaum, a renowned journalist and historian, investigates the collaborative efforts of autocratic leaders in her latest book,


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Confidence

100%

No Doubts Found At Time Of Publication

Sources

97%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
(Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

Taking on the global brotherhood of despots

The Economist Intelligence Unit Limited The Economist Wednesday, 17 July 2024 00:00
  • Unique Points
    • Hugo Chávez chose to stay silent when presented with evidence of corruption within his regime.
    • Anne Applebaum is a journalist who wrote 'Autocracy, Inc'
  • Accuracy
    • Hugo Chávez believed corrupt officials would be more malleable than clean ones and was proven correct.
    • Autocrats share an enemy: checks on power and the democratic world that espouse them.
    • Anne Applebaum is a journalist who wrote ‘Autocracy, Inc’.
  • Deception (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Fallacies (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Bias (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication

94%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
(Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

Book Review: ‘Autocracy, Inc.,’ by Anne Applebaum

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  • Unique Points
    • Anne Applebaum argues that autocrats cement their bonds not through ideals but through deals.
    • Globalization has allowed autocratic states to become more integrated with one another, while American and European trade dependence on the autocratic world has been used as a weapon against the West.
  • Accuracy
    • Anne Applebaum is a historian
    • Autocrats around the world share deals and collaborate to evade sanctions and launder money through global finance.
    • Applebaum recommends reforms such as requiring companies to be registered in the name of their actual owners.
  • Deception (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Fallacies (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Bias (95%)
    The author expresses a clear bias against autocrats and their financial dealings, using language that depicts them as unscrupulous and deceitful. He also implies that they are colluding to evade American sanctions.
    • In short, the world system accommodated the needs of autocracy; the autocrats were not required to change.
      • Of course, they do share ideas if not ideologies, among them that liberal internationalism is an alibi for imperialism, the means by which Washington and Brussels impose their interests and decadent cultural mores (especially L.G.B.T.Q. tolerance) on the rest of the world.
      • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
        None Found At Time Of Publication
      • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
        None Found At Time Of Publication

      76%

      The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
      (Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

      A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

      Autocracy, Inc. by Anne Applebaum review – the devil you know

      theguardian.com Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/13/ pakistan-·coalition-·agrees-to-form-government John Simpson Wednesday, 17 July 2024 06:30
      • Unique Points
        • Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine in 2014 was based on the false assumption that most Ukrainians would welcome Russian domination.
        • China’s suppression of political freedom in Hong Kong has darkened the 2020s.
      • Accuracy
        • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Narendra Modi, and Viktor Orbán run their countries according to their personal political interests.
      • Deception (30%)
        The author expresses his personal opinions and emotions throughout the article, making it biased. He uses emotional manipulation by describing the current state of the world as 'darkened' and 'disturbing'. The author also engages in selective reporting by focusing on negative aspects of certain countries and leaders while ignoring their positive attributes. He makes assumptions about China's intentions without providing any evidence, implying that they should prioritize peace for their economic success but fails to acknowledge that they have learned to master technology to control information and manipulate public opinion.
        • Anne Applebaum... is deeply disturbing; it couldn’t be anything else.
        • But instead of the technology mastering the autocrats, the autocrats have learned to master the technology.
        • Until around 2015, I tended to be moderately positive about the world... That pretty much ended in 2016.
        • Putin’s invasion of Ukraine... And so the kind of neo-Whig version of history, which taught that trade would bring us all closer together and economics would make war impossible, has collapsed.
        • Brexit damaged the European project, and Donald Trump shook the columns of American leadership.
      • Fallacies (75%)
        The article contains several instances of inflammatory rhetoric and appeals to authority without providing evidence to support the claims made. There are no formal logical fallacies present in the text. The author makes strong statements about the decline of democracy and rise of autocracy without providing empirical data to support these claims.
        • Until around 2015, I tended to be moderately positive about the world.
        • And so the kind of neo-Whig version of history, which taught that trade would bring us all closer together and economics would make war impossible, has collapsed.
        • In this new age of autocracy, men like Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Narendra Modi and Viktor Orbán run entire countries according to their own personal political interest.
        • Autocracy, Inc. is deeply disturbing; it couldn’t be anything else.
      • Bias (90%)
        The author expresses a clear bias towards the idea that the world has become more autocratic and less democratic since around 2015. He mentions specific leaders like Putin, Xi Jinping, Erdoğan, Modi and Orbán as examples of this trend. He also expresses disappointment in the US for not being able to exert influence on the global stage as it once did.
        • Anne Applebaum... is one of those we can trust.
          • Brexit damaged the European project, and Donald Trump shook the columns of American leadership... And so the kind of neo-Whig version of history, which taught that trade would bring us all closer together and economics would make war impossible, has collapsed.
            • Meanwhile the US, whose opinion used to matter just about everywhere on Earth, suddenly seems as intimidating as a scarecrow in a beet field.
              • Until around 2015, I tended to be moderately positive about the world... That pretty much ended in 2016.
              • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
                None Found At Time Of Publication
              • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
                None Found At Time Of Publication

              97%

              The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
              (Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

              A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

              Anne Applebaum: ‘Trump is a transactional person whose interest is in himself... It’s why he is more dangerous’

              The Irish Times Mark Paul Saturday, 20 July 2024 00:00
              • Unique Points
                • Anne Applebaum investigates the kleptocratic tendencies of ‘mafia states’ such as Russia.
                • Venezuela is run by Nicolás Maduro and his rule has almost destroyed the country.
              • Accuracy
                • There is hunger in Venezuela and it creates more refugees than Ukraine.
                • Hugo Chávez made his name with ‘Gulag’, a history of the Soviet Union’s prison camps that won the Pulitzer prize.
              • Deception (100%)
                None Found At Time Of Publication
              • Fallacies (100%)
                None Found At Time Of Publication
              • Bias (100%)
                None Found At Time Of Publication
              • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
                None Found At Time Of Publication
              • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
                None Found At Time Of Publication